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John Terpstra, executive director of the Port of Tacoma, Wash., for the past eight years, is suddenl

Nov. 8, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Friday Nov. 8, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

''I held in my hands the potential for the most cataclysmic event of the insurance world.''

MOTOROLA OFFER HASSOME STRINGS ATTACHEDKIEV, Ukraine - The U.S. communications firm Motorola

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

CHEVRON AGREES TO SETTLEBIAS SUIT FOR $8.5 MILLIONSAN FRANCISCO - Chevron Corp. has agreed t

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

As of Nov. 8, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

NEW AGREEMENT REACHEDON MARITIME DUMPINGLONDON - A new agreement designed to stop the dumpin

As of Oct. 31, 1996Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docum

A Nigerian airliner carrying 141 people from the country's oil-producing center crashed en route to

The number of ocean shipping lines trying to enter the government's new $2 million-a-ship operating

U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin will continue to speak out in favor of a strong dollar, despite

KODAK ALLEGES WORKERSSTOLE TRADE SECRETSROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. accused two long

It might seem that the future of the Port of Astoria, Ore., is as gloomy as the winter storms alread

The National Transportation Safety Board wants to know why the Atlanta-based Colonial Pipeline Co. c

Growing demand for chemicals derived from coconuts is spurring rapid expansion of the industry.<

Representatives of the government of Peru and its bank advisory committee Friday signed the agreemen

UNITED BREAKS GROUNDFOR TRAINING FACILITYDENVER - United Airlines broke ground for the world

PROPERTY COVER OFFEREDNEW JERSEY SHORETRENTON, N.J. - Shore homeowners who have had problems

The new insurance grading system for building codes could improve the status of the building departm

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 8, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The U.S Embassy in Tokyo said late last week Walter F. Mondale, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, will r

Three weeks ended Nov. 2, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 17, '95 - Nov. 8, '96 (a graph)* An

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

AON OPENS OFFICEIN BEIJINGBEIJING - Aon Corp. of Chicago, a holding company for internationa

Lloyd's of London needs to become more open in its business practices, said New York Insurance Super

Pacific conference lines, which appeared in September on the verge of allowing importers to sign ind

HUB GROUPDaniel J. Reehill was named general manager of the Hub Group Operations Management

Elliott Bay Design Group and a team of consulting, construction, financial and engineering partners

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 9, '95 - Nov. 7, '96 (a graph)* Ann

Nov. 7, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

SonicAir has added a 40,000-square-foot warehouse in Sunnyvale, Calif., to boost its spare parts man

The world is getting larger for manufacturers of construction, agricultural and mining equipment in

The main aviation maintenance company in Hong Kong will expand facilities to continue its role at th

Greenpeace Thursday declared its blockade of Greece's largest oil refinery a success for creating a